Scotland's productivity rank remained at 19 out of 36 countries
between 2011 and 2014, at the top of the third quartile. In 2015,
the rank rose to 16 out of 36.

Scotland’s productivity increased by 3.5% in real terms
during 2015. It is now 9.4% higher than the pre-recession level in
2007.

The number of businesses per 10,000 adults has increased over
recent years and is now at a series high level.

The value of Scottish exports to the rest of the world increased
in 2015 as part of a long term upward trend.

Next generation broadband was available at more premises in 2016
than in the previous five years.

Universities’ income from knowledge exchange (
KE) increased in
2015-16. Fluctuations over time, however, suggest that we should
not read too much into one year’s change in the index as some
of the components can be quite volatile.

The proportion of employees earning less than the Living Wage
decreased in 2017.

The percentage of adults using the internet for personal use
increased in 2016, following a steep upward trend.

Performance Maintaining

Scotland’s annual
GDP growth rate,
on a 4Q on 4Q basis, was lower than the comparable UK rate in the
first and second quarters of 2017.

Scotland's employment rate was the second highest in the
UK in the second and
third quarters of 2017.

In 2016, the average annual population growth rates since 2007
for Scotland and the
EU15 were
0.50% and 0.41% respectively.

The gap in employment rates between the three local authorities
with the highest and lowest rates has declined steadily since
2012.

In 2015, Greenhouse gas emissions were 41% lower than the
Baseline Period. This is outperforming on the percentage reduction
trajectory required to meet the 2020 target (42%) and the 2050
target (80%).

Journeys perceived to have been delayed due to traffic
congestion fluctuated between 2007 and 2016.

Scotland continues to have a high score for reputation,
consistently rated in the top third of the 50 countries
evaluated.

The gap between Scotland and the average
EU nations
R&D
expenditure has widened – since 2001, expenditure in the rest
of the
EU has increased at a
higher rate than that in Scotland.

The proportion of workers who are underemployed remained stable
between 2015 and 2016, following a declining trend since the peak
in 2012. The upward trend in earlier years was due to the recession
in 2008.

The gender pay gap has gradually decreased since 2000, remaining
stable in 2017.

The percentage of 16-19 year olds participating in education,
training or employment increased between 2015/16 and 2016/17.

The proportion of graduates in positive destinations remained
stable between 2014/15 and 2015/16.

The percentage of children living in material deprivation
remained stable between 2014/15 and 2015/16. In 2010/11, there was
a change to the questions asked in the survey.

New housing supply remained stable in 2016-17, after increasing
since 2012-13. This follows a significant decline between 2007-08
and 2012-13. The downward trend in these earlier years was due to a
fall in private rather than social housing.

Scotland’s carbon footprint has remained stable since
2011, following a declining trend since the peak in 2007.

Performance Worsening

Scotland’s annual
GDP growth rate,
on a 4Q on 4Q basis, has been lower than that of the Small
EU Countries since the
third quarter of 2015. The duration and scale of this gap has been
influenced significantly by recent revisions to the Republic of
Ireland’s
GDP time series.
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The gap in employment rates between Scotland and the fifth
highest
OECD
country widened in 2016 to 3.0 percentage points.

The ratio of income of the top 10% divided by the bottom 40%
increased in 2015/16, following a period of stability between
2010/11 and 2014/15.

The percentage of the working age population with low or no
qualifications has steadily declined since 2004, despite the
increase in 2016.

The proportion of people living in relative poverty increased in
2015/16 and has fluctuated since 2009/10.

The proportion of Scotland's electricity generated from
renewable sources has been increasing fairly steadily since 2003,
despite the decrease in 2016.